Profit and Loss Calculator
The profit or loss between an entry and an exit price, in pips and in your account currency, after spread and commission.
- Result
- 341.50 USD
- Pips
- 70.0
- Gross before costs
- 350.00 USD
- Spread and commission
- 8.50 USD
How it works
The result of a trade is the move in pips times the pip value of the position, less the costs. The calculator takes the direction, entry and exit prices, works out the pips, applies the pip value in your account currency, and deducts the spread you crossed and any commission on both sides, so the figure is what would actually reach your balance.
Use it before a trade to see what a target is worth in money, and after a trade to check the broker's arithmetic.
The formula
Profit = (Exit - Entry) / Pip size x Pip value, for a buy; reversed for a sell; less spread and commission
Worked example
Buy 0.5 lots of EUR/USD at 1.0850, exit at 1.0920: 70 pips at 5 dollars per pip is 350 dollars gross. With a 1-pip spread, 5 dollars, and 3.50 dollars commission per side per lot, 3.50 dollars, the net is 341.50 dollars.
Sell 0.2 lots of USD/JPY at 150.00, exit at 150.60: a 60-pip loss at about 1.33 dollars per pip is about 80 dollars, plus costs.
Frequently asked questions
Does the calculator include swap?
No. Swap depends on the broker's rate and the number of nights held; add it from your broker's swap table for multi-day trades.
Why does a trade at the same price show a loss?
Because you buy at the ask and sell at the bid; the spread is paid the moment a trade opens.
Results are arithmetic on the figures you enter and reference exchange rates; check contract sizes and pip values against your broker's specification. General education, not advice.